World news about “Police violence” published by euronews.
Clashes over Bangladesh building collapse – nocomment There were clashes between thousands of garment factory workers and police in Savar, Bangladesh which left at least 100 injured. Police responded with sticks… 01/05/2013
Bahrain police use stun grenades on protest – nocomment In Bahrain’s Al-Malikiyah, security forces used stun grenades and teargas to disperse female anti-government demonstrators. 02/04/2013
Bahrain police disperse women’s protest with stun grenades Tensions are once again high in Bahrain after police dispersed anti-government protesters with stun grenades and tear gas. The police intervention came after… 01/04/2013
South African police suspended over ‘man dragged by van’ video South Africa has suspended eight police officers over the death of a taxi driver who was tied to the back of a truck and dragged through the streets of… 01/03/2013
Police suspended after South Africa taxi driver death South Africa has suspended eight police officers after the death of a man they had bound to a vehicle and dragged through a busy street. The incident was… 01/03/2013
Forecasting crime Weather forecasting is a standard fixture but how about forecasting crime? Well, a new software programme called “PredPol” claims to do just that and is being… 25/02/2013
Clashes between riot police and South African miners – nocomment Hundreds of miners from the Anglo-American platinum mines in northwest South Africa, gathered at a stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday to prevent a trade union… 28/10/2012
A group of people watch clashes in LimaResidents living near the La Parada wholesale market watch the clashes between riot police officers and workers, through the fences of their homes in Lima… 28/10/2012
Kosovo: clashes over privatisation – nocomment Kosovo police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of about 100 protesters trying to stop a privatisation deal from being signed inside the government… 18/10/2012
Bangladesh: police crack down on opposition demo – nocomment Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in Bangladesh’s capital to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters calling for an independent caretaker government… 03/10/2012
SA police shoot striking miners – nocomment At least 34 protesting workers where killed when South African police opened fire on striking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine 16/08/2012
Violent protests rock Anaheim – nocomment The fatal shooting by police of an unarmed man, Manuel Diaz, in the Californian city of Anaheim sparked protests from residents who wanted to know why such… 26/07/2012
Crying at a wreath-laying ceremony in SrinagarA relative of a killed Indian policeman cries during a wreath-laying ceremony in Srinagar, July 3, 2012. Two policemen were killed in attacks by suspected… 04/07/2012
Scuffles as Bangladeshi factory workers strike – nocomment Hundreds of clothing factories in Bangladesh were closed by days of violent wage protests. Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse workers… 18/06/2012
Protesters clash with troops in Cairo – nocomment Protesters threw rocks at troops guarding Egypt’s defence ministry as thousands marched in Cairo to denounce violence against demonstrators and the exclusion… 05/05/2012
Protesters demonstrate over fuel increase in Indonesia – nocomment Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of rock-throwing Indonesians protesting plans to push up fuel prices by more than 30 percent… 28/03/2012
Student protests in Chile – nocomment Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up a march by thousands of Chilean students in Santiago on Thursday. 17/03/2012
Police and anti-austerity protesters clash in BarcelonaA policeman uses his baton against students protesting against spending cuts in public education in Barcelona. REUTERS/Albert Gea 01/03/2012
Filipinos protest against poverty – nocomment Filipino police used batons and water cannon to disperse hundreds of students and workers attempting to occupy an historic bridge in Manila to voice their… 08/12/2011
Molotovs in central AthensA protester throws a petrol bomb against riot police guarding the parliament in Athens’ Syntagma (Constitution) Square, 06/12/2011, REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis. 07/12/2011
The Arab League: We want to avoid any outside interference The Arab League has seen that Syria is closing its doors on finding a solution to the ongoing crisis in the country. In Cairo, euronews met with the… 02/12/2011
Leading human rights campaigner backs right to protest Alex Taylor says, “Even if the economic model is perhaps not widely held up as an example around the world at the moment Europe has always prided itself on… 01/12/2011
Egypt: bloody unrest flares again Only days before Egypt is due to hold elections, the country looks to have descended into its biggest crisis since February. While back then the fall of… 21/11/2011
Violence after parliamentary elections in Bahrain – nocomment Controversial parliamentary elections in Bahrain seek to replace the 18 seats vacated by the main opposition bloc despite a ballot boycott by the opposition… 25/09/2011
Fights and dead in the Yemeni capital – nocomment At least 40 dead as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh battled pro-opposition soldiers and moved to clear the protest camp at a Sanaa square that… 25/09/2011
Yemen: Opposition increases pressure on president – nocomment Opposition rally in Sanaa as Friday marks another escalation in the uprising to end Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s three-decade long rule of the… 04/06/2011
Pro-royalist demo in Nepal – nocomment The only pro-royalist party in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, moved into the second day of its scheduled four days of protest in the capital Kathmandu. 27/05/2011
Amateur video shows the rescue of a sniper victim in Syria – nocomment Dramatic amateur video emerged showing several men in the city of Daraa struggling to drag an injured man to safety while avoiding shooting from alleged… 12/05/2011
Back in the Day: riots erupt in L.A.April 29, 1992. Four white Los Angeles police officers are acquitted by a jury of assaulting black motorist Rodney King after a high-speed car chase a year… 28/04/2011
Police detain a ‘Femen’ activistUkrainian police detain an activist from the women’s rights organisation “Femen” during a protest in central Kiev. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin 19/04/2011
Bangladesh: Police and anti-government protesters clashMore violence in Bangladesh as protesters clashed with police and attacked a bus during demonstrations organised by the country’s main opposition… 07/03/2013
French workers clash with police over Goodyear tyre plant closureThere have been angry scenes outside the headquarters of the tyre maker Goodyear in France, over a factory that is being closed down. Staff clashed with… 07/03/2013
Police in horror drag death arrestedEight South African police officers have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a taxi driver who was dragged behind a police… 01/03/2013
South African police brutality caught on cameraThere has been shock in South Africa at amateur footage shows a man being tied to the back of a police van and dragged down the street. It is claimed that the… 28/02/2013
I’m off says Borisov – Bulgarian govt resignsBulgaria’s government has resigned amid growing public violence over high energy prices and a low standard of living. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov had tried… 20/02/2013
Bahrain uprising anniversary: Worst clashes in monthsTwo years after their Arab Spring uprising against Bahrain’s ruling family, protesters have been back on the streets in what they said was a day of civil… 14/02/2013
Bahrain protesters mark Arab Spring 2nd anniversarySecurity forces in Bahrain shot dead a teenage boy on Thursday as protesters marked the second anniversary of the failed Arab Spring uprising. The shooting… 14/02/2013
Egypt clashes on second anniversary of Mubarak overthrowThe second anniversary of the departure of the Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak has been marked by protests demanding the resignation of President Mohamed… 12/02/2013
Fake mugshots put Greek police in hot waterPolice in Greece are under investigation after it was alleged they beat a group of four suspected bank robbers, then altered their photos to minimise their… 05/02/2013
Egyptian police beat naked man as opposition demands Mursi trialA video showing a group of Egyptian riot police beating a naked man with batons has fired outrage in the country off the scale. The last eight days have been… 02/02/2013
Deadly riots in Egypt after football hooligan death sentencesStreet battles have erupted in Egypt for a third night, with at least 32 people killed and hundreds injured. In Port Said, youths vented their anger over a… 27/01/2013
Protestors in Nepal try to block Prime MinisterOpposition protestors in Nepal have tried to block the Prime Minister and other Maoist leaders from reaching the party’s annual conference. Scuffles broke… 26/01/2013
Azerbaijan protestors arrested in capital.Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Azerbaijan’s capital in solidarity with recent protests which were crushed in a town in the north. Police… 26/01/2013
Venezuela minister blames media for deadly prison riotMore than 50 deaths and over 90 injured. That is the result of a prison riot in Venezuela, with the high death toll described as “alarming” by the director of… 26/01/2013
Riot police storm sit-in by Greek subway workersRiot police in Athens have attempted to break up a nine-day strike by underground railway workers. Officers forced their way through a metal gate shortly… 25/01/2013
Protests in Turkey as NATO missiles arriveA small group of protesters clashed with police on Monday as Dutch troops arrived in the NATO airbase at Incirlik in Turkey, in the south-east. 25 arrests… 21/01/2013
American police adviser shot dead by Afghan officerNATO has confirmed that a US police adviser has been shot dead by an Afghan policewoman. The attack happened at the police headquarters in the capital… 24/12/2012
Greece: students clash with policeThere were violent clashes between police and students in Athens on Thursday. The Greek high-school and university students were marching on the fourth… 06/12/2012
Italy’s anti-austerity protests erupt into violenceThousands of demonstrators marched in towns and cities all over Italy in support of the anti-austerity action. The biggest union in the country called its… 14/11/2012
UK police say sorry for using Tazer on blind manBritish police have apologised to a blind man on whom officers used a stungun after mistaking his cane for a samurai sword. Colin Farmer was blasted by the… 18/10/2012
Italy shocked by custody battle videoItaly has been shocked by this video of police seizing a ten-year-old boy at the centre of a bitter custody battle. Officers took the boy outside his school… 12/10/2012
French police unit shut down over corruption allegationsAn anti-crime squad in the southern French city of Marseille has been shut-down due to alleged widespread corruption. Interior Minister Manuel Valls… 06/10/2012
Spanish police criticised over Madrid clashesProtesters clashed with police in Madrid on Tuesday night as the government were preparing a new round of austerity measures. Around 1,500 police officers… 26/09/2012
Protest turns ugly as police and demonstrators clashIt started as what organisers had said would be a peaceful protest outside the Spanish Parliament. Within hours clashes had broken out between members of what… 25/09/2012
Georgian president to punish prison abusersAngry protesters lined the streets of Tbilisi, appalled by videos apparently showing torture in the country’s jails. The footage, which was aired on an… 19/09/2012
Georgia prisons minister resigns after revelations of inmate torture and rapeHundreds of people held a spontaneous protest in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi early on Wednesday following late night news bulletins purportedly showing the… 19/09/2012
South African miners end strike after 22% pay hikeStriking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa say they are accepting a management pay rise offer and will return to work on Thursday. It ends… 18/09/2012
Marikana miners defy protest banStriking miners defied a protest ban to gather once again at a South African platinum mine on Monday in an ongoing dispute over pay. They built barricades… 17/09/2012
Brazilian police clamp down on violence in RioAround 250 police officers, tanks and helicopters have been called in to stem the growing violence in a slum area of Rio de Janeiro. Over the last three days… 12/09/2012
Lonmin seek symbolic peace deal at troubled minePlatinum producer Lonmin and South African government officials are seeking to negotiate a peace accord with striking workers at the mine where 44 people have… 30/08/2012
First funerals held for striking South African minersThe first funerals were held on Saturday for the striking miners shot dead by police in South Africa over a week ago. Thirty-four miners were killed when… 25/08/2012
Memorial held for murdered Marikana minersPoliticians and church leaders have joined thousands of mourners as South Africa remembers the 34 striking miners shot dead by police last week. Security… 23/08/2012
Zuma finally visits miners at heart of Marikana disputeListening to their president, who had finally come to meet them after their mining community erupted in violence, the crowd was silent and subdued. Jacob… 22/08/2012
Extended deadline for striking South Africa miners to report for dutySouth African platinum producer Lonmin has extended for a day, a deadline for striking workers at its Marikana mine to return to work. Workers have been… 20/08/2012
Former ANC youth leader’s support for minersThe former president of the African National Congress youth wing, Julius Malema, has addressed thousands of people in Marikana township after 34 striking… 18/08/2012
South Africa seeks answers after deadly mine shootingWives and mothers of missing miners have been protesting at the scene of Thursday’s police shooting in South Africa – many of them not knowing if their loved… 17/08/2012
South Africa police claim self-defence in deadly mine clashesSouth Africa’s press has been scathing as the country reels from one of the bloodiest security operations since apartheid. Headlines screamed ‘Bloodbath’… 17/08/2012
Rising death toll in South Africa strike violenceOfficials in South Africa say more than 30 people were killed in clashes with police during a miners’ strike 100km northwest of Johannesburg. Armed… 17/08/2012
S. Africa police open fire on striking minersUp to 18 people have reportedly been killed after South African riot police opened fire on striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lonmin’s Marikana… 16/08/2012
Divided loyalties in Yemeni militaryAt least three people are reported dead and nine wounded after clashes broke out on Tuesday in the Yemeni capital Sanaa between the army and around 200… 14/08/2012
Fresh clashes reported in Egypt’s Sinai peninsulaFresh fighting has erupted between gunmen and police in Egypt’s Sinai region, according to state television. The clashes reportedly broke out in the… 09/08/2012
New massacre reported in Syria, more than 200 people deadSyrian activists said on Friday that more than 200 people had been killed in Hama province amid reports of a massacre by forces loyal to President Bashar… 13/07/2012
US court sees CCTV of police beating homeless manVideo footage of police beating a mentally-ill, homeless man has been shown to a courtroom in Orange County, California. The grainy black and white images… 09/05/2012
Violence reaches Aleppo UniversityOvernight violence in Aleppo continued today when security officers and students clashed at the city’s university. Opposition activists say four died and at… 03/05/2012
New Malawi president sacks police chiefHuman rights groups have praised a decision by Malawi’s new president to sack the chief of police, Peter Mukhito, whose officers killed 19 people in… 09/04/2012
Ex-police jailed over Hurricane Katrina shootingsFour ex-policemen who shot six unarmed civilians in New Orleans, days after Hurricane Katrina, killing two of them, have been given lengthy jail terms. They… 05/04/2012
Inside Syrian unrestThe Arab uprisings of 2011 changed the role of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Barriers to freedom of information have been… 17/03/2012
China calls on Syria to end violenceOpposition activists in Syria say tanks have been deployed by the army in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor. Rebels say they have been arming their own… 04/03/2012
Baba Amro ‘clear of terrorists’ – Syrian governmentAs the pounding of Homs continues, the Syrian government says the Baba Amro district of Homs is now “rid of terrorists”. Activists have reported mass… 03/03/2012
More deaths in Syria as poll result announced Syrian activists claim 10 more people have been killed in Homs on Monday, bringing the total to no fewer than 40 deaths since Sunday’s vote on a new Syrian… 27/02/2012
Shelling continues despite Syrian voteBy midday Sunday, it was estimated more than 30 civilians and security personnel had been killed across Syria, despite the country holding a referendum on a… 26/02/2012
Medical evacuations stall, as Syria holds referendumThe Red Cross says it is still unable to evacuate citizens from the embattled Baba Amro district of Homs. Negotiations with Syrian authorities and… 26/02/2012
Red Cross in talks over medical evacuations from HomsThe International Committee of the Red Cross has resumed negotiations with the Syrian government and opposition to continue medical evacuations from the city… 25/02/2012
ICRC starts to evacuate wounded from HomsThe Syrian Arab Red Crescent evacuated seven Syrian nationals from the Babr Amr neighbourhood of Homs on Friday. A spokeswoman for the International… 24/02/2012
Police in Spain accused of beating studentsPolice in the Spanish city of Valencia have been accused of being heavy-handed in their treatment of student protesters. Baton-wielding riot squads are said… 21/02/2012
Syria wounded seek treatment in LebanonLebanon is another neighbouring country dealing with the fallout from the violence in Syria. Tripoli, the largest city in northern Lebanon is just 30… 10/02/2012
Syrian troops pound Homs with mortar strikesSyrian government troops have unleashed a fresh assault on the city of Homs, ignoring Western pleas to halt the violence. Amateur footage reportedly filmed… 10/02/2012
Syrian military intensify shelling of HomsThe plight of people in the Syrian city of Homs became all the more grave after yesterday sustaining some of the most intense shelling yet by the Syrian… 09/02/2012
Arab League and UN refuse to give up on SyriaThe Arab League has said it wants to revive its monitoring mission in Syria as the bloodshed there reaches new heights. The mission had earlier collapsed… 09/02/2012
Russia sticks to support for Syrian ally AssadA day after his diplomatic mission to Syria, Russia’s Foreign Minister is sticking to his support for President Bashar al-Assad. Sergei Lavrov said the… 08/02/2012
Tanks and soldiers on the streets of HomsIn Homs, dozens of civilians have reportedly been killed overnight by government forces. Activists say rockets and mortar rounds have been used to subdue… 08/02/2012
Siege of Homs moves into its sixth dayThe Syrian army’s bombardment and siege of the city of Homs is into its sixth day. President Bashar al Assad has said he wants to end the violence, but that… 08/02/2012
Lavrov sees Arab League solution to end Syrian crisisRussia’s foreign minister has called for an Arab League solution to solve the crisis in Syria. Speaking after talks in Damascus with Bashar al-Assad, Sergei… 07/02/2012
Syrian forces continue Homs bombardmentMore pictures are emerging of what appears to be the devastation and destruction in Homs. Young children can be seen being carried from a residential building… 07/02/2012
Syria renews Homs bombing as Lavrov lands for talksRussia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in the Syrian capital for talks aimed at ending the bloody crackdown on a popular revolt. State… 07/02/2012
Homs under attack as Russia’s Lavrov arrives in SyriaSyria’s military intensified its crackdown in Homs and other cities on the eve of a peace visit to Damascus by Russia’s foreign minister. Opposition members… 07/02/2012
Syria showdown – on the streets and at the UNAs street battles rage at the gates of Damascus, a diplomatic battle over Syria is looming at the UN. President Assad’s forces have fought back against… 30/01/2012
Syrian troops move to retake Damascus suburbsSyrian troops have moved in with tanks to retake Damascus suburbs from armed rebels. This amateur video appears to show the military launching the… 29/01/2012
Syria violence has risen says Arab observer chiefThe head of the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria says that violence has escalated significantly over the last three days. Dozens of deaths were… 27/01/2012
Australian PM gets her shoe back after protest scuffleBoth sides are blaming each other after an incident that saw Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard rushed out of an event by her security team on Thursday… 27/01/2012
